Point of View: Creative Visualization Spoken English II, Class 1 & 3 Dr. Janet Sio Fujian Normal University

English Mania TED Talks Jay Walker What kind of doors does English open for you? Have your ideas about the world, your country, your community, yourself have changed because of knowing English? –If so, then how? –If not, then explain what you have learned from knowing English

Point of View What do you see?

Point of View Definition: “the way a person or a group of people see or understand something because of their underlying needs, wants, fears, and feelings.” What must you do in order to see first the young woman and then the old woman? (use your new vocabulary words to describe) “standing in their shoes” – (eg. Don't criticize someone else until you’ve stood in their shoes)

Point of View: Brainstorm What can influence someone’s point of view?

Culture Food Customs Clothing Language Music Art Technology Beliefs Attitudes Values History Expectations World View Communication Style “A way of life shared by a group of people”

Sentence Patterns Describing Perspectives Exercise  In my culture,people usually (don’t)_____.  In China,people often / rarely _____. people would (not) _____. people are (not) expected to _____. people feel comfortable/uncomfortable__.  From the Asian perspective/point of view,….”  “In contrast, the Western way of....”

Creative Visualization: When East Meets West by Liu Yang Born in Beijing in 1976 moved to Germany at the age of 13 Graduated in 2000 with a Master’s degree in Design from the Berlin University of the Arts

Blue --> Westerner Red --> Asian 1.Opinion 意见 “direct” vs “indirect”

2. Ego 自尊 “confident” vs “modest” “inflated” vs “insecure”

3. Way of Life 生活方式 “independent” vs “communal”

4. Social Network 关系 “Simple” vs “complex”

5. Punctuality 准时 “punctual” or “flexible”

6. Lining Up 排队

7. Travelling 旅游 “traveller” vs “tourist”

8. Handling Problems 处理问题 “Head on” vs “sweep under the rug”

9. At a Party 联欢会 “mixer” vs “banquet”

10. Sundays on the Road 星期天 在路上

11. Anger 怒气 “Transparent” vs “hidden” emotion

12. The Leader 领导 “Facilitator” or “Authority”

13. The Child 孩子 African proverb: “It takes a village to raise a child.”

14. Elderly in Day to Day Life 老人生活 “freedom” vs “duty”

Homework Prepare an explanation of your assigned slide. Use the sentence patterns for comparing and describing perspectives. You will be explaining your slide to the class next week.